Author(s)

G. RW & P. Valle

Abstract

Ever since the Renaissance, experimentation in vaulted masonry systems in Venice has been characterised by alternate phases in which practical contributions (Sansovino) and theoretical ones (Poleni) have marked the progress of scientific research, the perfecting of the construction techniques and the choice of materials. The widespread use of stone for building heavy vaulted systems, resting on uneven terrains with poor reliability such as those in Venice, has produced various constructive results. This work particularly investigates an unusual constructive episode in the eighteenth century, a period which saw the maturi

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